Watch out for this hotel. So, although there are some 3rd tier cities I haven't visited, I think I am pretty qualified to judge hotels in China. When my colleague booked us in the Kempinski Wuxi I expected a nice foreign-managed hotel. I have stayed in the Kempinski in Beijing before and expected the Kemp Wuxi to be of similar quality.
Now I don't prefer to stay in the Kempinski when I am in Beijing--there are better hotels for the money they charge, much better--but I have to say that the Kempinski Wuxi is a complete rip-off!
If you like western food for breakfast you will be disappointed. The western breakfast is not awful, but definitely not what one would expect of a 5-star hotel. The bacon was soft and the bread dry. Worst of all, unlike most 5-star hotels in China, the Wuxi Kempsinski does not succeed in keeping local prostitution rings outside the hotel.
Shortly after arrival I received a call asking if I wanted to have sex. Anyway, I did call the hotels Spa for a massage. After 2 minutes I realized that the masseuse didn't know what she was doing. I like a good massage now and then, but this was not even close to the real thing.
I told In fact, the lousy 'massage' cost about the same as an entire night's room charge! When I complained to the front desk they told me the "Spa" was run by another company, but they recommended me to pay in cash.
